College ROI in Georgia

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

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53Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario

$52,177Median observed year-5 earnings

$16,646Median annual net price

−71%Median modeled 10-year ROI

STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Georgia's everyday prices are 3.7% below the U.S. average

This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.

Overall prices: 96.3
Housing: 88.7
Utilities: 92.8

TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

53 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta · Public+162%2Chamberlain University-GeorgiaSandy Springs · Private for-profit+61%3Emory UniversityAtlanta · Private nonprofit+44%4University of GeorgiaAthens · Public−9%5Strayer University-GeorgiaChamblee · Private for-profit−11%6Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw · Public−29%7Mercer UniversityMacon · Private nonprofit−34%8DeVry University-GeorgiaDecatur · Private for-profit−37%9Georgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville · Public−45%10Augusta UniversityAugusta · Public−45%

TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1Dalton State CollegeDalton · Public9.4×2Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta · Public8.7×3Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton · Public7.1×4Atlanta Metropolitan State CollegeAtlanta · Public6.6×5Clayton State UniversityMorrow · Public6.5×6Georgia Highlands CollegeRome · Public6.3×7Savannah State UniversitySavannah · Public5.8×8Gordon State CollegeBarnesville · Public5.5×9University of North GeorgiaDahlonega · Public5.3×10South Georgia State CollegeDouglas · Public5.2×

LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION

Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt

Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Georgia median among debt-reporting colleges.

1Savannah Technical CollegeSavannah · Public$3,258median federal debt42%college completion 2Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeRome · Public$6,421median federal debt43%college completion 3Oconee Fall Line Technical CollegeSandersville · Public$6,514median federal debt65%college completion 4Georgia Career InstituteConyers · Private for-profit$7,735median federal debt69%college completion 5Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta · Public$9,500median federal debt49%college completion 6Elaine Sterling InstituteAtlanta · Private for-profit$9,500median federal debt67%college completion 7Ogeechee Technical CollegeStatesboro · Public$9,500median federal debt43%college completion 8Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffin · Public$9,500median federal debt58%college completion 9United Education Institute-MorrowMorrow · Private for-profit$9,500median federal debt51%college completion 10United Education Institute-Stone MountainStone Mountain · Private for-profit$9,500median federal debt56%college completion

Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.

ALL COLLEGES IN GA

Browse the full Georgia directory

162 matching colleges · page 1 of 7

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta · Public$104,923$12,116$21,672+162%Chamberlain University-GeorgiaSandy Springs · Private for-profit$95,339$33,188$20,919+61%Emory UniversityAtlanta · Private nonprofit$83,826$22,585$18,250+44%Emory University-Oxford CollegeOxford · Private nonprofit$83,826$37,920$18,250+17%University of GeorgiaAthens · Public$66,487$13,936$18,500−9%Strayer University-GeorgiaChamblee · Private for-profit$67,616$18,318$40,621−11%Miami Ad School-AtlantaAtlanta · Private for-profit$80,053$60,682$25,967−17%Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw · Public$62,098$15,048$23,833−29%Mercer UniversityMacon · Private nonprofit$63,074$23,847$24,199−34%DeVry University-GeorgiaDecatur · Private for-profit$63,561$28,229$24,807−37%Georgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville · Public$59,457$20,686$22,250−45%Augusta UniversityAugusta · Public$57,868$13,787$20,500−45%Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro · Public$57,677$15,267$23,250−47%Morehouse CollegeAtlanta · Private nonprofit$62,234$39,013$25,000−49%South University-Savannah OnlineSavannah · Private for-profit · Online-only$59,826$28,049$26,123−49%South University-SavannahSavannah · Private for-profit$59,826$28,743$26,123−50%Georgia State University-Perimeter CollegeAtlanta · Public$56,218$11,453$20,903−50%Thomas UniversityThomasville · Private nonprofit$57,547$18,499$21,198−51%Brenau UniversityGainesville · Private nonprofit$57,264$18,924$27,000−52%Georgia State UniversityAtlanta · Public$56,218$15,931$20,903−54%Clayton State UniversityMorrow · Public$54,640$8,365$25,706−55%Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAmericus · Public$55,128$12,019$18,851−56%LaGrange CollegeLagrange · Private nonprofit$56,632$20,875$25,730−56%Luther Rice College & SeminaryLithonia · Private nonprofit$56,823$27,883$34,153−59%Piedmont UniversityDemorest · Private nonprofit$55,613$20,599$25,000−60%

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Georgia, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.